USN-6946-1: Django vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain strings in
floatformat function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a memory exhaustion. (CVE-2024-41989)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled very large inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-41990)

It was discovered that Django in AdminURLFieldWidget incorrectly
handled certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-41991)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain JSON objects.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a potential SQL
injection. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04
LTS. (CVE-2024-42005)

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The AI Fix #10: An AI cookery dumpster fire, the ARC prize, and a creepy new AI friend

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In episode ten of “The AI Fix” podcast, Graham attempts to say “quinoa”, Mark draws a line in the amper-sand, ChatGPT becomes an expert in solar panels and bomb disposal, and our hosts watch a terrifying tailer for a creepy new AI friend.

Graham discovers that the world of AI cookery is a soggy, limey mess, and learns an unusual trick for making a great mojito, while Mark pits his co-host against the cleverest AI brains in the world.

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Products Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Mozilla Firefox is a web browser used to access the Internet. Mozilla Firefox ESR is a version of the web browser intended to be deployed in large organizations. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

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